Richard C. Schneider MD, FAANS

Richard C. Schneider, M.D., professor of surgery, will retire from active faculty status as of June 30, 1983, after a most productive career as a teacher, clinician, administrator, and researcher.

Professor Schneider became assistant professor of surgery in the Section of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan Medical School in 1950. His promotion to associate professor and, subsequently, to professor of surgery followed. He became head of the Section of neurosurgery in 1969 and served in that capacity until July 1979.

Professor Schneider has become a nationally and internationally known neurosurgeon because of his teaching contributions and clinical skills. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons acknowledged his career in 1974, when he served as its president and by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons when he was its Honored Guest in 1977. In addition, he has been a vice-president of the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, serving with distinction from 1977 through 1981.